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Great Lakes Daily News: 18 August 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Groups ask DNR to protect Wisconsin rivers
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The Douglas County Association of Lakes and Streams joined more than 40
conservation organizations to petition for better protection of the state's
northern rivers. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/18)

Project sends a chill through downtown
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Toronto has launched its project to cool downtown buildings with cold lake
water on a torrent of hot air. Source: The Toronto Star (8/18)

A popular topic for serious discussion -- weather
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This week, nearly 100 meteorologists from the Great Lakes region and Canada
will discuss the latest technology used to forecast the weather on both
sides of the border. Source: Buffalo Business First (8/18)

Mercury weighing heavily on lake lovers
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Ohio is currently the nation's No. 2 state in mercury emissions into the air
behind only Texas, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
records. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/18)

Great Lakes advocate says aid flows elsewhere
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It seems many of the great bodies of water in America have great federal
restoration programs behind them, except the Great Lakes. Source: Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel (8/17)

DuPage residents free of tainted water
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DuPage County residents whose private wells were contaminated by two toxic
solvents celebrated Monday as officials finished hooking up the neighborhood
to a system that will provide Lake Michigan water. Source: Chicago
Sun-Times (8/17)

EDITORIAL: Public input could be valuable in bid to protect lakes
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In several public meetings, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will
explain proposed agreements to manage and protect waters of the Great Lakes
basin, take questions and offer opportunities for public comment. Source:
The News-Messenger (8/17)

Lake St. Clair gets checkup
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Researchers will be able to figure out what ails Lake St. Clair,
scientifically speaking, thanks to a new state-of-the-art water monitoring
system that takes continuous samples along tributaries that feed into the
lake. Source: The Detroit News (8/17)

Security silences ship details
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Citing national security concerns, the Canadian Coast Guard Marine
Communications and Traffic Service in Sarnia no longer will post what ships
have passed the Black River buoy in the St. Clair River. Source: The Port
Huron Times-Herald (8/16)

Long-held dream of water transportation becomes a reality
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Impressed with the cost savings, many local businessmen plan to transport
more cargo by barge. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (8/15)

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